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Desert Warrior - Poems - Patrick Hore-Ruthven

£7.99

Product description

Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913-1942) was a British solidier and poet who died in the Second World War. A collection of his poems was published posthumously in Australia in 1943 under the title The Happy Patrick Warrior, with a preface written by his mother Lady Gowrie. It was subsequently republished in London in 1944 under the title Desert Warrior: Poems

Hardback book in very good condition, slight fading to the spine and foxing to the edges of the text block, intermittent foxing throughout. Previous owners inscription to the front free end paper. Comes with a very good dust jacket, shelf worn, with some marks to the front cover and the spine.

Item details

Author(s):

Hore-Ruthven, Patrick

Condition:

Used: very good

Edition:

Second Edition, 1944

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

28

Publisher:

John Murray

Title:

Desert Warrior Poems

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About this item

Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913-1942) was a British solidier and poet who died in the Second World War. A collection of his poems was published posthumously in Australia in 1943 under the title The Happy Patrick Warrior, with a preface written by his mother Lady Gowrie. It was subsequently republished in London in 1944 under the title Desert Warrior: Poems

Hardback book in very good condition, slight fading to the spine and foxing to the edges of the text block, intermittent foxing throughout. Previous owners inscription to the front free end paper. Comes with a very good dust jacket, shelf worn, with some marks to the front cover and the spine.

Author(s):

Hore-Ruthven, Patrick

Condition:

Used: very good

Edition:

Second Edition, 1944

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

28

Publisher:

John Murray

Title:

Desert Warrior Poems

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